This is an excellent reading song and chase game that is a lot of fun to play. Have the students read the rhythms using rhythm names, and sing the note names in solfa or using letter names. When they have learned to sing the song, add a clap at the end of each phrase.

The written instructions are available in the song activities.

Teach the song by rote. When the students know the song, teach the game.

Each student should have a partner.

For the first eight measures, partners clap own hands, partner’s right hands, own hands, partner’s left hands.

At measure nine, partners begin a handshake pattern.
- Shake shake (shake hands) thumb thumb (shake thumbs)
- Shake shake (shake hands) finger finger (grasp fingers and shake)
- Shake thumb (2x) shake finger (2x) slap backs of hands together three times, clap palms

Repeat and look for a new partner. The kids demo video will help you and your students learn how to play the game

Create a spoken B section for the song, "Green Sally Up".

In the song, Green Sally was UP. Then DOWN.

Make up a rhyme using your own name and up/down.
For example:
Denise is up. Denise is down.
Denise is dancing all around the town.

You can use up/down, in/out, here/there, high/low as part of your rhyme.

When you have created your rhyme, create a new clap pattern to accompany your rhyme.

Sing the song as an A section, then perform your rhyme as a B section.

In-person: Invite students to perform their rhymes for the class.
Create a performance using the song as an A section, and the rhymes as B C D sections.

Learn about the String Family.

Play along with "Agitate" by Mozart with desk drums or bucket drums.

Create and play syncopated rhythms.

Create a new 16-beat rhythm.
Do you like it? If you do, keep it.
Try something different if you like.

When you are happy with your composition, copy it onto a piece of paper.
Decide how to perform your composition.

Create and play syncopated rhythms.

Create a new 16-beat rhythm.
Do you like it? If you do, keep it.
Try something different if you like.

When you are happy with your composition, copy it onto a piece of paper.
Decide how to perform your composition.

Try playing your composition with the audio file. Repeat until the music ends. Have each student in turn, perform their composition.